Typhoon Kong-rey smashed into Taiwan on Oct 31 as one of the biggest storms to hit the island in decades.- PHOTO: AFP
TOKYO (AFP): Nearly 200,000 people in western Japan were urged to evacuate on Saturday as authorities warned of landslides and floods, while the remnants of a tropical storm trickle over the country.
The Japan Meteorological Agency said "warm, moist air... was causing heavy rainfall with thunderstorms in western Japan" partly due to Kong-rey, which was downgraded to an extratropical low-pressure system from a typhoon.
